Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei
Brunei: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.89 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.89 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
89th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.89 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.3 per 1,000 people
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2021
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei, 1970–2021
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei is 1.89 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei peaked at 1.89 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000 people, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980 | 0.435 per 1,000 people | +45.0% |
| 1981 | 0.487 per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.534 per 1,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.746 per 1,000 people | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.848 per 1,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 1.18 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 per 1,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 per 1,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 per 1,000 people | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 1.52 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.59 per 1,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.75 per 1,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.89 per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.89 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 per 1,000 people, 53% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.89 per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4853 per 1,000 people | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 0.534 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.797 per 1,000 people | 0.746 per 1,000 people | 0.848 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Brunei was 1.89 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Brunei ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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